Gatsby Vocab.BOLF 1.Supercilious (adj): Haughty, proud disdain. 2.Fractious (adj): Inclined to make trouble. 3.Divan (noun):A couch. 4.Incredulous (adj): Skeptical; disbelieving. 5.Oculist (noun): A physician who treats diseases of the eyes. 6.Contiguous (adj): Sharing an edge or a boundary; touching. 7.Sumptuous: (adj):Of a size of splendor suggesting great expense; lavish. 8.Anaemic or Anemic (adj): Listless and weak. 9.Propriety (adj): Ownership. 10.Chiffon (adj): A fabric of sheer silk or rayon. 11.Hauteur (noun): Haughtiness in bearing and attitude; arrogance. 12.Vestige (noun): A visible trace, evidence or a sign of something that no longer exists. 13.Exultation (noun):The act of condition of rejoicing greatly. 14.Ingratiate (verb): To bring one’s self into the favor or good graces of another, especially by deliberate effort. 15.Euphemism (noun): The act of substituting a mild statement in place of an offensive one. 16.Dilatory (adj): Intended to delay. 17.Morbid (adj):Characterized by preoccupation with unwholesome thoughts or feelings. 18.Contingent (adj) Likely to occur, but not with certainty.A possibility. 19.Amorphous (adj): Lacking definite form—shapeless. 20.Bulbous (adj): Rounded or swollen. 21.Denizen (Noun): An inhabitant—a resident. 22.Florid (adj): Flushed with rosy color—ruddy. 23.Corpulent (adj): Excessively fat. 24.Punctilious (adj): Strictly attentive to minute details. 25.Subterfuge (noun):Deceptive strategy.
1. Supercilious (adj): Haughty, proud disdain.
2. Fractious (adj): Inclined to make trouble.
3. Divan (noun): A couch.
4. Incredulous (adj): Skeptical; disbelieving.
5. Oculist (noun): A physician who treats diseases of the eyes.
6. Contiguous (adj): Sharing an edge or a boundary; touching.
7. Sumptuous: (adj): Of a size of splendor suggesting great expense; lavish.
8. Anaemic or Anemic (adj): Listless and weak.
9. Propriety (adj): Ownership.
10. Chiffon (adj): A fabric of sheer silk or rayon.
11. Hauteur (noun): Haughtiness in bearing and attitude; arrogance.
12. Vestige (noun): A visible trace, evidence or a sign of something that no longer exists.
13. Exultation (noun): The act of condition of rejoicing greatly.
14. Ingratiate (verb): To bring one’s self into the favor or good graces of another, especially by deliberate effort.
15. Euphemism (noun): The act of substituting a mild statement in place of an offensive one.
16. Dilatory (adj): Intended to delay.
17. Morbid (adj): Characterized by preoccupation with unwholesome thoughts or feelings.
18. Contingent (adj) Likely to occur, but not with certainty. A possibility.
19. Amorphous (adj): Lacking definite form—shapeless.
20. Bulbous (adj): Rounded or swollen.
21. Denizen (Noun): An inhabitant—a resident.
22. Florid (adj): Flushed with rosy color—ruddy.
23. Corpulent (adj): Excessively fat.
24. Punctilious (adj): Strictly attentive to minute details.
25. Subterfuge (noun): Deceptive strategy.